From Papiamentupienda, pinda, from Kongo; see pinder. Sense 4 is from the relatively neutral term pindachinees from the 1930s, which was later pejoratively applied to people from East Asia in general, including Indonesians who came en masse to the Netherlands in the late 1940s.

This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at bend. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also seepindain the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009